With Congress returning to DC next week, we at Indivisible Oregon are presenting our “We the People” agenda. Each day this week, we will communicate a top priority to our Members of Congress, and ask them to fight for it in September. First up: healthcare.

Republicans failed spectacularly at repealing Obamacare because of our resistance. As their attacks continue, we need to keep up the pressure.

Trump continues to threaten to stop paying the subsidies to insurance companies, which are a core part of Obamacare. The CBO estimates that stopping these payments will increase premiums by 20% and the deficit by $194 million http://nyti.ms/2vGlNSE.

Some Republicans are putting the health of almost 6 million kids on the line: they are threatening not to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) unless parts of Obamacare are repealed http://to.pbs.org/2hbyUIh. • CHIP expires on Sept. 30, just weeks after Congress reconvenes.• States will begin to run out of CHIP funds within weeks or months. Oregon's funds will dry up by March 31, 2018 http://bit.ly/2ixnCOU.

Trump and the GOP are playing politics with our healthcare. Healthcare is a human right. Our Members of Congress must lead the charge to protect it.

———————————————————————————**ACTION 1: CALL BOTH SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE(If you can’t call during business hours, leave a voice mail! It all makes a difference!)**

SAMPLE SCRIPT for both Senators and all Reps except Walden

"My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon, ZIP code [--]. I am very concerned about the GOP’s and Trump’s attempt to sabotage our healthcare to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Thank you for all you did to stop the ACA repeal. I am counting on you to lead the charge in Congress to fix the ACA and protect CHIP. We deserve quality healthcare for all."

SAMPLE SCRIPT for Walden"My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon, ZIP code [--]. I am very concerned about the GOP’s and Trump’s attempt to sabotage and take away our healthcare to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. I remember your vote to repeal the ACA. You can make up for it by leading the charge in Congress to fix the ACA and protect CHIP. We deserve quality healthcare for all."———————————————————————————**ACTION 2: SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY**Share this post with friends and family. And help them to call and tell their MoCs fix the ACA and reauthorize CHIP.————————————————————————————

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